The Daily Populous

Thursday June 13rd, 2019 evening edition

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“I think I’d want to hear it,” Trump said in an interview with ABC News, adding, “There’s nothing wrong with listening.”

The Atlantic's David Frum wrote on Twitter, "Like the smoking gun tape, if Nixon had confessed on national television to a network anchor instead of in the secrecy of the Oval Office to his most trusted aide.".

When the president talks like this, it’s no wonder @SenateMajLdr McConnell is blocking bipartisan efforts to secure our elections from foreign interference.

When the president talks like this, it’s no wonder @SenateMajLdr McConnell is blocking bipartisan efforts to secure our elections from foreign interference."

While Pennsylvania Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon noted, "If you’re shocked by this you haven’t read Volume 1 of the #MuellerReport.".

Anybody still believe that Don Jr did not pre-clear his Trump Tower meeting w Russian agents with his father first?

During a question-and-answer session with reporters in the Oval Office in May, Trump said he “would certainly agree to” that commitment. »

Kellogg’s is launching beer made from Rice Krispies and Coco Pops

Authored by thesun.co.uk
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In comparison, 440ml cans of craft ale from Tesco cost between £2.50 and £3, while stout Guinness costs about £1.14 per 440ml can.

The beers are part of Kellogg's sustainability initiatives and allow the manufacturer to use up cereals that otherwise would be fed to animals.

A similar process is used for the "Cast off Pale Ale", using 80kg of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies to replace malted barley. »

Colorado passes $1 billion in marijuana state revenue

Authored by cnbc.com

It's creating tens of thousands of jobs, tax revenue for the state, filling up buildings for landlords and reducing crime.

Since July 2017, Colorado total monthly tax and fee revenue from marijuana sales has never dipped below $20 million.

Colorado has now generated more than $1 billion in total state revenue from the legal marijuana industry, another milestone for the state that legalized cannabis in 2014. »

Blood donation breakthrough sees scientists convert all types to O using gut bacteria

Authored by rt.com
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Researchers from the University of British Columbia have figured out how to convert blood types A, B and AB into the universal Type O, which all patients can receive in a transfusion, regardless of their own blood type.

Also on rt.com Eco-friendly plastics & fuels can be made by CO2-chomping bacteria (PHOTO).

Blood types are differentiated by the kinds of sugar found on the surface of red blood cells. »